Wednesday nights-exciting news!

After Parma the Wednesday Rupert meeting will be here. I'm beyond amazed and excited. I've never dreamed of that possibility but my Father works in wondrous ways!! One thing that I really want to get done is the front weeded out and some gravel put in. Right now the weeds are pretty bad along the road and it's just compacted sand. I got started today but this is going to take a bit. Ideally it'll be done before meetings start. The rains from yesterday's thunderstorms helped make it easy for today but I know the weeds will get tougher to pull later on. Speaking of thunderstorms, I've already seen more here then I see in a year in Portland! And I'm loving it! :) I've always loved thunderstorms. They fascinate me. Apparently July/August ones can be amazing.  Having night ones tonight!

And then there's the riding lawn mower. The first use went okay, but there was a small issue of trying to fit a mow in around the rain. There's a strip of lawn in the middle that grows quite well. I'm guessing that this is where the drain field is! And the lawn HAD to be mowed since that area was getting almost too high and rain was called for the next 5 days after that day! I made it but had to stop in the middle because of a thunderstorm and high winds. It didn't rain that time but started raining right at the end of finishing so the last few minutes were done in the rain. Got a nice picture of a rainbow! (see below) Second mow Saturday went very nicely. I just got to figure out a way to mow it that makes sense. I've mowed it two different ways so far. Probably a third way next week.  :) I think I'm going to plant some bean seeds and a squash hill and a cucumber hill this week. It's been about 2 weeks since we had a freeze and I was told Mother's Day tends to be a good cut off time for freezes. Very few happen after that. And this weekend is supposed to be nice and warm.

And a funny thing happened Saturday. The neighbor from across the street came over and introduced herself. She does awesome weldings and is starting her own business. She mentioned that the only thing she needs is a bookkeeper. Soooo..... I officially have a new client in Rupert! 😁 And here I thought my business was pretty much closed down. It's a small one though so I don't anticipate to much time being needed! It'll help cover that gravel and the water softener system that I need to get. The water is here is quite hard and leaves deposits if stuff isn't dried off right away. And I want my washer to last!!

A rainbow that showed up just as I was finishing mowing.

Middle needed finished here. You can see the drain field I'm talking about!

And nicely mowed! :) (From this last mow)

Left side of the house

Right side of the house.  There's a lot of lawn!!

Area to weed. From the edge of the grass to the road all the way down.

Got from the driveway to beyond the mailbox done tonight!

Picture from yesterday's thunderstorm that went straight overhead! Thunder rumbled for over an hour without a pause.

One amazing sunset from Sunday

Another amazing sunset from tonight.

What it looked like in the back compared to the picture above from the front. Gorgeous skies!

The garden. Hard to tell but it's holding its own. The poppies are happy! Lots of new blooms. The rest are waiting for consistent warm days. :)

Awesome past week!

The first week of work went very well. It ended on a sad note though. A farm hand crossing the railroad tracks in a truck got hit by a train and died. The vehicle he was driving was completely totaled. It made for a pretty somber day in the office! But it's a good reminder that just a moment of inattention can cause consequences that we'd never dream of! True both naturally and spiritually!

Yesterday was very awesome! I got to spend the whole day outside! It has been at least 6, if not 7 years since I was able to do that. The area on the right side of the patio got turned over and compost added and now I have the left side of the patio to do. I'm not looking forward to that one because it is way worse than the other side was. But some tomatoes, peppers and herbs are planted. I was going to plant a few seeds but I can't seem to figure out what box they're in! So I've ordered some. Now, just watch! They'll show up the week after the seeds come in! :)  Got nicely sun burnt! Was barely sore this morning though. A friend mentioned a few years ago that vitamin C is your friend when you've over exerted, so I decided to put it to the test last night and it really did work!! I should be A LOT sorer than I am today!

Today, after meeting, I went to Shoshone Falls. I had a little bit of time to waste and it was only a couple of miles from meeting. It was AMAZING! There is a lot of run off this year and the falls are full! Then headed to Blackfoot for a G. Meeting. And then back home. A lot of miles put on the car today! :) I've tried posting a video of the falls but it doesn't want to work. It's on my facebook or instagram though. :)

The view from my office! Love it!!

The compost is all turned in! (By hand using the little tool to the left!)

What little I have is planted!

I'm anxious to see how this pot does! Snapdragons and lobila 

Snapdragons and dianthus 

Mint and lemon thyme

Shoshone Falls

Shoshone Falls

My lunch view. (Packed a lunch and sat under a tree!)

A tree in full bloom in Blackfoot. It was buzzing with bees!!

Neat clouds on the way home from Blackfoot. :)